Chapter 684: The Qionglin Banquet

It is not surprising if the children of the family are actually in high school, because they have resources that others cannot reach, and the son of an ordinary businessman, Lianzhong Sanyuan, has the greatest inspirational role in the people.

Many people who failed to succeed in repeated attempts, thinking that the imperial imperial examination had an ulterior insider, were encouraged by the news when they heard the news, and re-entered the study, picked up the dusty books and continued to study.

The attitude of ordinary people towards the imperial examination has always been only envy, but there is no desire to participate, because there are few examples of the sons of commoners being able to enter the court, and the success of this son of a merchant named Su Jin has undoubtedly sown the seeds of hope in the hearts of the people.

Different from the people's relish, the hundred officials have mixed opinions about Su Jin being appointed as the champion, Yan Shu, Ouyang Xiu, Fu Bi and others are naturally happy for him, although they are not very interested in the content of the policy article written by Su Jindian on the test, but Su Jin can win the champion, and there is no harm to Yan Shu, Yan Shu firmly believes that as long as he analyzes the inappropriateness of his policy views with Su Jin, Su Jin is such a smart person, and he will naturally revise his views when the emperor summons him for detailed inquiry.

For more officials, the emperor's appointment of Su Jin as the champion is a clear signal, that is, the emperor agrees with Su Jin's ten suggestions.

It is not difficult to infer from this point that although the reason given in the emperor's edict is that 'the writing is sensitive, the evidence is conclusive, and the views are biased, but the text can know the sincerity of his people's worries about the society; In time, he may be the pillar of the court. ’。

Clear-eyed people know that this is just a pretext, how can the imperial court take the scholar because the article is written in a perfect form to be the champion, the primary factor that can become the champion is that the opinion of the strategy has moved the emperor. It's like competing for an important position, and you can't be hired because you're handsome, but because you have the goods in your belly; Even if you summon a cowherd, you won't look at your face completely, but on whether the guy under you is good enough and strong enough.

The people were lively, but the court was a little gloomy, and some people began to speculate quietly. Is the emperor going to decide to make changes according to Su Jin's ten suggestions? The stakes were huge, and soon this speculation became a rumor that spread secretly, and soon some people secretly visited to discuss countermeasures, and a force of opposition gradually formed; This time, everyone has the same hatred, whether it was those who had a disagreement with Su Jin or those who did not interfere with the river water, this time they were undoubtedly united to form a unified alliance, ready to resist the upcoming changes that hurt their own interests.

Early in the morning of the 17th, not long after the announcement of the gold list, the imperial court's decree was delivered to Su's house, and Su Jin took the whole family to kneel down to receive the decree, and gave the two servants a generous reward.

From beginning to end, everyone in the Su family still didn't believe the facts in front of them, all this was like a dream, Su Jin actually won the championship!

Su Jin sent away the two attendants who sent the decree back to the courtyard, and when he saw that everyone was still standing in the courtyard, he couldn't help but be surprised: "What's wrong with you?" ”

Xiao Sui'er cried out and shouted: "Son, you are the champion, the little maid is going to die of joy." ”

Rou Niang and Huanniang also had tears in their eyes, Su Jin's every step of ascension is so incredible, Su Jin has witnessed many miracles, and this time is Su Jin's biggest turning point, and Su Jin's life is their life, not only for Su Jin, but also for themselves.

Su Jin walked up to Mrs. Wang with a smile, took Mrs. Wang's arm and said, "Mother, this time it is not the lintel of the Su family." ”

Madame Wang hadn't recovered from her surprise yet, and muttered, "Is this a dream?" Don't wake me up, let me dream a little longer. ”

Xiao Sui'er took Mrs. Wang's hand and shook it: "Old lady, it's not a dream, the prince has really won the champion, and the prince is the champion today." ”

Mrs. Wang shuddered, looked at Su Jin and said, "Son, is it true?" ”

Su Jin smiled and said, "Didn't you hear the edict of the inner servant just now?" Listen, the firecrackers and gongs and drums are sounding outside, and the people must have come to congratulate them, don't you believe it? ”

Mrs. Wang, ah, suddenly clasped her palms together and prayed to the sky: "Amitabha, the Bodhisattva has appeared, my Su family has finally come out of the champion, the old body has to hurry up to repay the wish, and I made a wish to the Bodhisattva of Xiangguo Temple." ”

Su Jin laughed and said: "It turned out to be the credit of my mother, I made a wish in front of the Bodhisattva, I still wonder if this champion came too easily, I should return my wish, I will accompany you to repay the wish in a few days, but now I can't go, the holy decree wants me to go to the audience immediately, my son is about to leave, your old man can help maintain it at home, and the people who congratulate him will break through the threshold in a while." ”

Mrs. Wang nodded hurriedly and said, "Okay, the old man is sitting at home, my son will go quickly, don't let the official family wait for a long time to annoy the official family." ”

Su Jin nodded in agreement, turned his head and whispered to Rou Niang Huanniang Xiao Sui'er to take care of the old lady, and the people who congratulated him came, Rou Niang came forward to send it away, and told the dynasty to be alert, at this time, it is impossible to let people take advantage of the loopholes, and all the people of Daohe are blocked in the outer house, under the surveillance of the two towers, there are many barriers between the outer house and the inner hall, and if something happens, it will not affect the backyard.

After a while, a lot of people had gathered in front of the main gate, and the sound of firecrackers, gongs and drums, and congratulatory sounds, Su Jin hurriedly opened the side door on the west side, got into the carriage and went straight to the palace.

The Su family happily welcomed the guests and rewarded them everywhere, not to mention the good news, in the early morning of the day, all the new science and technology scholars of Zhao Zhen gathered in the Daqing Palace, this time the identity is very different from yesterday, and the two hundred and twenty-one Jinshi of the palace examination high school are already visiting as ministers today. Yesterday was still a cloth body, and now it has become an official family, and the new branch jinshi are happily wearing the royal jinshi uniforms, black gauze hats, and thick-soled official boots, all of them are full of energy.

The hairpins on the heads of each new science and technology jinshi have emerald leaf velvet flowers, and the hairpins of Su Jin, Han Jiang, and Wang Anshi have silver branches and leaves, decorated with green feathers, and the flowers are larger and redder; Long ribbons are tied at the ends of the corners of the Jinshimen's heads, and when the head and neck are turned, the ribbons flutter like ascending to heaven.

Each person also symbolically issued a piece of Chao Wat, of course, and the ministers' ivory or jade wat is different from you, these wat boards are made of acacia wood, but these are harmless, sooner or later the locust wood in the hand will be replaced with ivory for jade, as long as the Jinshi, a good future awaits them, what is impossible?

Zhao Zhen enthusiastically gave a lesson to the new scholars, from these beaming faces, Zhao Zhen got great satisfaction, these people's future is given by themselves, they can let them glorify their ancestors, but also let them stand out from the public, and these people have been reading poetry and books for more than ten years, and in the end they are full of talent just to let the royal family use, this is the charm of power, even if you are rich and rich, you will eventually have to serve the royal job.

The audience has been completed, according to the rules of the past years, at noon, the emperor made the East Gift Banquet City West Qionglin Garden, this is the famous Qionglin Banquet.

Su Jin once heard a play called "The Female Concubine" in later generations, when he was still young, the actress on the stage dressed as a man once sang: "I have also been to the Qionglin banquet, and I have also beaten horses in front of the street." Su Jin was deeply impressed by the proud and complacent attitude when he sang.

When I grew up, I knew that the Qionglin banquet was a banquet given by the emperor after winning the college entrance examination in ancient times, and it was a dream of a scholar to participate in this banquet.

On the wide grass on the side of the dragon pond of Qionglin Garden, more than 200 new science and technology scholars participated, more than 100 court members accompanied, the emperor's Qionglin feast started on time at noon, Su Jin sat in the first seat on the left, and the seat was higher than that of Yan Shu Du Yan, and it is not difficult to understand why this is the case, after all, today's Jinshimen is the protagonist, and Zhuang Yuanlang is the protagonist of the protagonist.

All kinds of vegetables and vegetables of the mountains and seas are put on the table, the wine and delicacies are also poured first, the palace maids wear flowers and butterflies and generally walk between more than 40 tables, Zhao Zhen toasts and wishes, the ministers raise their glasses and harmonize, the monarchs and ministers drink together, and they are happy.

During the banquet, an official proposed to let the new champion compose a poem for the occasion, Su Jin did not shirk, raised his glass and said:

Feng Zhao newly bounced into the crown, and came back to look at the sky.

The clouds are covered with five-color rune flags, revealing thousands of officials and miscellaneous rings.

Yan Xi happened to be on the Cow Girl's Day, and Luan Zhangguang reflected the wall.

Dedicated poems to Chen Ya's foolish ministers, and saw the song weather.

Everyone applauded in unison, and the work of mouth occupation can blurt out, and it is so neat and well-behaved, and the words are full of energy, it is indeed an excellent work for the occasion, and it is worthy of the name of the champion.

Su Jin smiled and thanked him, not ashamed of pirating the poems of his descendants, there were too many times of piracy, and he had already felt at ease.